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Microsoft Research Builds 'BrowserShield'

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the security-you-can-trust-of-course dept.

SteelyBen writes "Researchers at Microsoft have completed work on a prototype framework called BrowserShield that promises to intercept and remove, on the fly, malicious code hidden on Web pages, instead showing users safe equivalents of those pages. The BrowserShield project, an outgrowth of the company's 'Shield' initiative, could one day even become Microsoft's answer to zero-day browser exploits such as the WMF (Windows Metafile) attack that spread like wildfire in December 2005."

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  1. Didn't this already exist? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think they're just branding the "Disable ActiveX" checkbox.

  2. Great! by Yetihehe · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now I can download cracks and keygens for MS products without fear!

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  3. Ahh much better now by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 5, Funny

    So instead of this dangerous page which will try to install malware we'll get a cleaned-up and safe version

    I'm sure glad MS is out to make the interweb a better place for everyone.